10-Day Danube River Corridor: Vienna, Bratislava & Budapest
A relaxed, deeply cultural journey following the Danube river. Experience Vienna’s coffee houses and palaces, Bratislava’s charming old town and castle, and Budapest’s thermal mineral baths.
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Day-by-day itinerary
Schönbrunn Palace Gardens
ViennaImperial palace parklands and historic cafe.
Belvedere & Opera Standing Room
ViennaKlimt masterpieces and evening opera performance.
REX Train to Bratislava
Bratislava1-hour train to Bratislava (€11.60). Walk the pedestrian old town.
Bratislava Castle & Devín
BratislavaCastle views over the Danube and Devín fortress ruins.
EuroCity Train to Budapest
BudapestTrain to Budapest (2h 25m, €9). Evening in the Jewish Quarter.
Buda Castle & Fisherman’s Bastion
BudapestDramatic views over the Danube and Parliament.
Széchenyi Thermal Bath Soak
BudapestRelax in historic neo-baroque outdoor mineral pools.
Central Market Hall & Gellért Hill
BudapestSample lángos and watch sunset from the Citadella.
Budapest Departure
BudapestBus 100E to Budapest Airport for departure.
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